Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-05-05

Mrs. Senator Blackburn, Mrs. Henry Waiter
son, Mrs Governor Hindeman and Mrs Gen
Buckner occupied seats on the platform, hay
ing been conveyed through the crowds at the
doors with great difficulty by detail of po
lice.
state Senator Samuel Hill, of Hartford,
was selected as temporary chairman, and
made speech principally devoted to state
issues. The usual committees having been
appointed a recess was taken 10 I p. m.
When the convention reasSemhlel the ques-
ton OF indofSins the national administration
was suddenly sprung by the following resolu-
ton offered by j. A Mckenzie, of Christian
county:
Resolved That the Democracy Of Kentucky has
marked with satisfaction and pleasure the wis
dom fidelity and courage with which Grover
Cleveland, president Of the United States has adj
nniStered his high office. and hereby tenders TO
him its cor'lial assurance of mfutering confidence
| anil support
The resolution was greeted with moderate
applause in the midst Of which Congressman
Taulbee mounted his chair and nla,is an ex-
| cited protest against the consideration of the
question involved until a permanent organic
alton had keen effected
Mr.. Mckenzie retortei that in offering the
resolution it was not his intention to endorse
the civil service policy, for, thank God, It had
been his privilege To vote against it: at the
same time it was no Use pottering about the
matter 1t was simply proposed to approve
| the honesty, integrity, fearlaSSncSS and cour-
| age of the administration, aud nothing would
he gained 10y antagOni2ing the general policy
of the one man who was the most available
| material of the party tor tine next national
| campaign
After further debate the chairman ruled
that the resolution must 20 Ia the platform
committee anl the matter was dropped
No committee being ready Ia report, speech
making filled up the afternoon and Senator
Blackburn aroused considerable enthusiasm
10y calling upon the convention Ia block out
the pathway which would ead to a Demo
| cratic national victory next wear He made
powerful appeal for harmony in connection
with administration affairs. declaring that
| while it was true that the president had
failed to do many things which he should
have done, and had done many things which
might better have been left unlune, vet his
honesty and cleanliness were alone sufficient
to warrant the party in placing him before
| the country 4 second tine.
Col W C. T. Breckenridge smoke in the
same vein and speeches were made also bv
Henry Watjerson. State Senator Green Smith
of Indiana. and Others. and then another re-
| cess was taken until 5 p. m
AT the second reaSSemhlng Speaker Car
Isle was elected permanent chairman. and the
delegates shouted themselves hoaI>e us he was
| escorted 10 Inc chair. His speech w;S ex-
pected to lie tine bugle cali to the national
Democracy, and it WAS consequently a sur
prise whcn he confined himself 10 history of
| the Democracy. a declaration that he was not
a candI,t8t" for any office. and an argument
for states right, 5ls 0ppnsd {" patel1al gov
eminent, which last lie SAID was thencNt thing
to mob law
Prolonged applause WAS evoked when he
said with emphasis that the advance q. the So
cialists, Communists, Anarchists and the al
vocate> OF kindred heresie> should he resisted
by the combined conservative forces of the
! country. that inccndaries imported from the
hot-bels OF Europe should not be tolerated.
and that secret revolutionary societies should
| he suppressed rs contrary to the spirit of the
| free institutions Of the country. and there
were shouts Of Blaine" and sherman
and loud laughter when he remarked that
/ the Democratic narty had one set OF princi-
iltN A''t fttl pa - ~ 4 'fiiiHifl, Ilfli one
! for Ohio a different one for the south. and
/ perhaps another for the east. In closing Mr.
| Carlisle paid 4 very brief tribute to President
| Cleveland and his administration, bearing t.-5-
timony to lis honesty, its integrity, its fear
/ le7siless, and lis imTtrtiaIity, and closed amid
| applause.
| The credentials committee made its report
and the contests betwee. delegations were
| rapidly settled by the conN ention, the only
incident Of note heing fight between two 10
| cal politicians IA which no blood was shed,
| however.
The next thing in order was the nomination
. of candidate, aud Gen Simon Bolivar Buck.
ner WIS selected by acrtnation, his competi.
| tors, John d. Harris. s A Holt and Senator
| Berry, withdrawing.
The platform WAS presented shortly hcfore
midnight. 1t opens with the following eulogy
] of the president and declaration on the civil
! service:
We declare our c0nilencein the integrity adj
conscientious devotion 10 duty of Grover Cleve-
| land, and congratulate the country and the party
| upon the accession Of Democratic admnistra-
! ton national. economic aud clean: and We partic-
ularly applaud the president for the fidelity and
courage with which he has protected the treasury
from pillaae by his exercise Of the veto power and
hereby pie i,e 10 him our confidence and support
in the discharge of the duties of his office
| We favor such reform of the civil service as
will enforce faithful performance by persons ap-
pointed to Office of all public duties ntrIiSted to
| them and to this end rs well as to the mainten-
ance Of the spirit of our republican form Of gov
! eminent, we demand the strict est measure of
personal and party responsibility, and are OPP
posed to the substitution in Of this of life
tenure. a civil pension list and all other append
| ages ut bureaucratic system foreign 10 tine ge-
| Mus of our institutions and people.
The other resolutions declare in favor of honest
money sympathizes with the people of ireland and
| dennunct coercion; view with alarm the grow
ing tendency toward securing federal aid for pri
waite enterprises .tltounc the war tariff as d mas
terpiece OF injustice Inequality and false pretense
and demand its immediate reduction; approve
the action Of the hast hos Of representatives re-
! garting the forfeiture of railroad lands: con
deun the importation of contract labor and
urge the enactment ri laws for us suppression
| Congressman Taulbee submitted a minority
report which simply recommended the strik-
ing out of that portion of the first resolution
applauding the president for protecting the
treasury He made long and heated speech
| IN support of his recommendation but the up
roar and yes of Put him outr and Shut
| up!" rendered his remarks naudible and the
majority report was adopted. Gen. Buckner
was presented and returned thanks for his
nomination, the band played Dixie" and the
convention adjourned.
Democratic Gains i'm Indiana.
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, May 5-Reports are
| in from sixty-five town and city elections held
in this state Tuesday, and the results show
| large Democratic gains in all sections, many
cities heretofore reliably Republican having
elected their entire Democratic tickets La
fayette and She!byvile for the first time in
their histories elected Democratic mayors
| There We're few local issues of consequence
and the campaigns were generally made up on
the Legislative records of the two parties At
Wabash, the home of Speaker Sayre, the
Democrats made large gains. Michigan City
was carried by the Republicans for mayor
clerk and marshal There were three tickets